Questions tagged [help-center]
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change help center URL links from http://meta.softwarerecs.stackexchange.com to https://softwarerecs.meta.stackexchange.com
I just got a "not secure" warning from my Chrome browser when clicking a link to this meta site in https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic because it was using http://meta....
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Could the Help Center please include clarification as to whether or not cracker/illegal software recommendations are allowed as an answer?
I joined the site and took the tour and the first question I saw was one that was asking for a free product that offers premium service. I felt that any app that actually meets the description will be ...
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Could the Help Center please include information about whether or not it's okay to ask for website recommendations?
In 2014, Dan Dascalescu asked:
Can the About please include whether web apps are OK to ask for, or whether this site is limited to desktop (or mobile?) software?
I had my hand slapped by @...
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Update to our `/help/on-topic` page
As we discussed on chat, our /help/on-topic page might need at least a tiny update. I recommend the following addition right after the currently "blockquoted line":
Especially, make sure your ...
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Show new users the interstitial pages before they can ask questions
Allow me to start this discussion off by saying that though the requirements of this site are a bit relaxed, there are still some rules that posters need to follow. New users tend to post low-quality ...
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Privileges Access to moderator tools wrong reputation
In the Access To Moderator Tools, just above 'Inline tag editing', it says the standard 10K rep (for non-beta sites) instead of the beta 2K rep.
It says:
Finally, as a 10K+ member of the site ...
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We need the asking and answering advice pages back!
Allow me to start this discussion off by saying that though the requirements of this site are a bit relaxed, there are still some rules that posters need to follow. New users tend to post low-quality ...
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Please update the Help Center's "What topics can I ask about here?"
The SE podcast summary lured me to Software Recommendations. I've had a question for a while now that my gut told me would be on topic.
As a moderately active SE citizen I wanted to be careful though ...
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Converting the groundrules into a help center entry
So, this site already has some ground rules
What say we improve on them and convert them into an entry for the help center?
Please post drafts as community wiki answers.
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